Coyote Point Recreation Area
Coyote Point Park is located in San Mateo County, California. Coyote Point Park is 600 acres (2.4 km²) in area, located on land at the edge of San_Francisco_Bay, south of San_Francisco_International_Airport,on the boarder of Burlingame, California and San Mateo, California.
History
Originally Coyote Point was an island in San Francisco Bay with a marsh connecting it to the mainland. In the 1800s this marsh will filled in to make lands suitable for Dairy farming.
In the early 1900s, the seashore along Coyote was used as an amusement park - "The Coney Island of the West", but this theme park eventually fell into disuse and was dismantled.
Later in its history, the area was used as a Coast Guard training school. In 1942, San Mateo County acquired the lands and turned it into a park.
As well as containing recreational ameneties for walking, cycling and picnicing, the park contains the Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education, the Coyote Point Marina and a San Mateo County shooting range.